{"id":41044,"date":"2023-07-27T11:47:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=41044"},"modified":"2023-07-27T11:47:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:47:04","slug":"more-little-sketchbooks-than-i-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/07\/27\/more-little-sketchbooks-than-i-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"More Little Sketchbooks Than I Thought…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI originally thought this was going to be a simple short post where I would gather all of the small, mainly inexpensive sketchbooks I’ve been doodling in; line them all up and shoot pictures of their sticker encrusted covers. How many could there be stretching back to The Sketchbook from Heaven<\/em> in 2017? Five , maybe?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Two-Headed Monster<\/p><\/div>\n

A perfunctory search of my cluttered studio turned up eleven<\/strong> little sketchbooks, <\/em>and there may be more!<\/p>\n

I was going to take my photo but I started leafing through the various doodle pads and coming across sketches I don’t even remember doing. Before I knew it, the evening had gotten away from me, and the post I wanted to do will have to wait.<\/p>\n

I’ve always carried sketchbooks around with me, but I’m not sure when I became determined to finish off a sketchbook before starting another one. My personal trend may have started when I took it as my mission to kill off the decades old Sketchbooks from Hell<\/a> that littered the studio mocking my attempts at artistry with their blank pages. I’m not sure. I would consult my biographer if I had one.<\/p>\n

What were the sketches about? Everything and anything. They were either story ideas I was chasing down or stuff that unconsciously rolled from my pencil tip on to the page. As I flipped through the sketchpads there were a lot of “Oh, yeah”<\/em> moments as well as a whole lot of “What the hell was I thinking?”<\/em> moments.<\/p>\n

\"Pink <\/a>
Pink Zeppelin ink <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Cecil <\/a>
Cecil fan art <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Cash-Grab <\/a>
Cash-Grab fan art <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Tight <\/a>
Tight spot <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Nora <\/a>
Nora variation <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"I <\/a>
I hate meddlesome kids <\/div> <\/div>
\"Atomic <\/a>
Atomic Warrior sword aflame <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Fleeing <\/a>
Fleeing through the weeds <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"About <\/a>
About to pop at the pool <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Atomic <\/a>
Atomic Warrior <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A reaction to Doug TenNapel’s “Black Cherry” <\/div> <\/div>
\"Heavy <\/a>
Heavy is the head that wears the crown as Monkey soon finds out. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pink <\/a>
Pink Zeppelin pencil <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

For now, I’m going to stick with my small sketchbooks as they are comfortable to curl up with on the couch and easy to carry on a commute.<\/p>\n

I will search my studio again for any more little sketchbooks that I polished off within the past ten years or so and present the article I meant to publish. Stay tuned!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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